The charges against Pittsburgh Steelers’ outside linebacker Anthony Chickillo were withdrawn today by the Fayette County Court, according to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter Renatta Signorini, who was at the courthouse and spotted Chickillo leaving Wednesday.
Domestic violence-related charges against Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo withdrawn in Fayette County court today. His attorneys are hopeful he will be able to play football. Citation against his girlfriend also withdrawn. pic.twitter.com/wfN7teMdig
— Renatta Signorini (@ByRenatta) October 30, 2019
District Attorney Rich Bower said “both parties have decided they did not want to go forward. … They have both forgiven each other for what has happened. It was an incident where it was, their opinions, got blown out of proportion.”
— Renatta Signorini (@ByRenatta) October 30, 2019
His attorney briefly spoke with reporters before leaving the courthouse.
Chickillo’s attorney Robert Del Greco addresses the withdrawing of charges and his client’s hope to resume playing for the Steelers. pic.twitter.com/9fRJ5ZUPXN
— Renatta Signorini (@ByRenatta) October 30, 2019
Chickillo was arrested during the Steelers bye week on three charges, including simple assault, for an incident involving him and his long-time girlfriend at Nemacolin Resort in Pennsylvania. Chickillo was accused of shoving his girlfriend to the ground after the two got into an argument.
As Signorini’s tweets notes, the citation against his girlfriend, Alysha Newman, was also withdrawn. She was cited for harassment.
The NFL placed Chickillo on the Commissioner’s Exempt List October 23rd. That made him ineligible to play though still able to get paid and report to the team facility for meetings. The league still could take action against him as they investigate the incident. It remains unclear if and when he could get removed from the Exempt list and fully return to the team.
